Stay safe in the sun
AS I’M writing this, news comes that Spain is opening its borders for holidaymakers from this month, no doubt to be followed by other Mediterranean destinations. So once again there’ll be the opportunity to spend a sun-soaked couple of weeks somewhere hot this year, not that Britain may be a slouch in the temperature stakes either.
After a year spent largely out of the sun, however, it’s easy to forget that when it comes to sunlight, we can have too much of a good thing. Sunshine is good for our health – but too much of it may do us harm.
The healing powers of sunlight were recognised long before the first package tours. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, often called the
